Mostar High School
| Gimnazija Mostar (High School Mostar) | |
|---|---|
| type of school | integrated high school |
| founding | 1893 |
| place | Mostar |
| entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 20 '35 " N , 17 ° 48' 26" E |
| carrier | Mostar and country Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| student | approx. 650 |
| management | Haris Idriz |
| Website | www.gimnazijamostar.ba |
The High School Mostar (Bosnian: Gimnazija Mostar ) is a high school in Mostar . In view of the politically difficult times after the Austro-Hungarian occupation from 1878 and ethnic diversity among Muslim majorities in the late 19th century, it has a remarkable history.
In Mostar it is also known as the “old grammar school”: stara gimnazija .
Educational environment
In Mostar , a school education system had developed by 1893 that did not allow a so-called higher school qualification such as the high school Abitur , which is why one had to try to get one in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo . However, there were 18 Muslim, Orthodox, Catholic and secular gender-specific schools in the elementary school system, of which ten Muslim elementary schools were only for girls.
High school demands
At the instigation of the Serbian Orthodox Church , a grammar school was opened in Mostar in 1893, which was enforced by the then competent financial authorities of the Austro-Hungarian rule. It was a difficult undertaking, since the desire for a high school educational institution opposed the concerns of the Muslim-political majorities, which is why the Serbian Orthodox Church had joined forces with the Catholic Church in its demand . The early grammar school lessons took place for a transitional period in a rented temporary school facility.
Tendering and planning
This was followed by the tendering and planning for the high school building, which, according to Austro-Hungarian standards to embody Bosnian punctuation , should have elements according to Moorish architecture . Two Czech architects were in competition; the architect František Blažek was awarded the contract, according to whose design a construction in two construction phases followed.
Execution period
In 1898 the first construction phase and in 1902 the second construction phase of the grammar school was completed according to the current structure according to the plans of the Czech architect Blažek.
Teaching staff
The first college of Gimnazija Mostar already included teachers with Serbian-Orthodox, Catholic, Muslim and Jewish roots.
War damage
In the so-called Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995, the building was substantially damaged because it was in the vicinity of armed conflicts. It took a long time to restore the building for various reasons, particularly financial ones. In 2004 provisional lessons took place again. In order to illustrate the need for repairs, the students also took part in the renovation work. The fundamental restoration continued until 2006, the last renovation work was completed in 2009.
Realignment
The multi-layered orientation of the grammar school with regard to the origin of the students and the school content was followed by today's opening to the bilingual grammar school goal with Bosnian and Croatian lessons. Mostar grammar school is said to be the only integrated grammar school in Bosnia and Herzegovina; up to 650 students between the ages of 14 and 19 are taught separately.
United World College in Mostar
The United World College (UWC) in Mostar , operated in the form of a private foundation, was allowed to move into the necessary space on the upper floor of the high school building for the opening by Queen Noor of Jordan in 2006 . The United World College is part of an international educational system, which is run in the Mostar branch under the same roof as the Gimnazija Mostar but separately and independently. About 165 selected students from two Bosnian groups and from around the world can attend free classes at the United World College of Mostar; the lessons are also held in English.
National monument
The historical complexity of the Gimnazija Mostar and its structural uniqueness make it a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Administrativno i tehničko osoblje škole. In: gimnazijamostar.ba. Retrieved March 10, 2020 (Serbian).